Firewood in Connecticut: Which Woods Your Winter Actually Needs
Connecticut winters bottom out at an average low of 24.4°F in the coldest month, measured at the Bridgeport reference station.
Firewood in California: Which Woods Your Winter Actually Needs
In most of California, firewood is not a survival tool. It’s an amenity, something that makes a mild winter evening better rather than something standing…
Firewood in British Columbia: Which Woods Your Winter Actually Needs
Vancouver’s coldest month averages a low of 33.5°F, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada’s 1981-2010 normals.
Firewood in Arkansas: Which Woods Your Winter Actually Needs
Arkansas winters don’t ask for the same woodpile as Minnesota, but they’re not mild enough to ignore, either.
Heating a Home in South Carolina: What the Winter Actually Costs
Winters here rarely turn brutal, but “mild” doesn’t mean “free.” Charleston’s coldest month averages a nightly low of 38.9°F, which sounds gentle until…
Heating a Home in Saskatchewan: What the Winter Actually Costs
Saskatchewan winters ask a specific question of every furnace, wood stove, and heat pump in the province: not just how cold, but how long.
Heating a Home in Prince Edward Island: What the Winter Actually Costs
Charlottetown’s coldest month averages a low of 10.3°F, and that single number shapes everything about heating a home on Prince Edward Island: how long…
Heating a Home in Pennsylvania: What the Winter Actually Costs
Pennsylvania winters average a coldest-month low of 26°F in Philadelphia, and that single number shapes everything about how a household here burns fuel…
Heating a Home in Oregon: What the Winter Actually Costs
Portland’s coldest month averages a 36.2°F daily low, a number that sounds mild until you realize what it means for a furnace: months of steady, grinding…
Thermostats: Settings, Faults and Upgrades
A thermostat’s job is narrow: it reads the air near one spot on one wall and switches equipment on or off around whatever schedule you give it.